PREP SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Vikings sweep Bengals, clinch No. 2 seed to regionals

COEUR d'ALENE - Elli Tindall scored the game-winning run on a passed ball with one out in the seventh inning of the first game, and the Coeur d'Alene Vikings went on to sweep the Lewiston Bengals 2-1 and 6-4 in 5A Inland Empire League softball Saturday at Larry Schwenke Field.

With the sweep, Coeur d'Alene (16-4, 6-4 5A IEL) clinched the No. 2 seed to regionals and will play No. 3 Lewiston (14-8, 5-7) in the opening round on May 8. Top-seeded Lake City will host Post Falls in the other semifinal game.

Lewiston scored an unearned run in the first game as Coeur d'Alene committed three errors in the top of the first inning.

Lindsie Scholwinski had two hits and struck out five for Coeur d'Alene in the first game.

"She pitched a really good game," Coeur d'Alene coach Larry Bieber said. "She kept them off balance all day and had a great all-around game. Lewiston's a good offensive team, but to hold them to one unearned run and two hits - that's a good day."

In the second game, Nikki Ragsdale drove in two runs and struck out six for Coeur d'Alene, which hosts Post Falls on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Lewiston 100 000 0 - 1 2 3

Coeur d'Alene 010 000 1 - 2 8 3

One out when winning run scored.

Shawnee Zink and Hollenbeck; Lindsie Scholwinski and Rashell Shaffer. W - Scholwinski (8-2). L - Zink.

HITS: Lew - Wells, Moscrip. Cd'A - K. Parker, Clark, Albertson, C. Rasmussen, S. Parker, Tindall, Scholwinski 2.

SECOND GAME

Lewiston 000 103 0 - 4 8 1

Coeur d'Alene 110 310 x - 6 10 3

Alissa Huffaker and Darcie Huffaker; Nikki Ragsdale, Lindsie Scholwinski (6) and Shaffer. W - Ragsdale (8-2). L - A. Huffaker. S - Scholwinski (2).

HITS: Lew - Wells 2, Thomason 2, Harding 2, Moscrip, Lowry. Cd'A - K. Parker 2, S. Parker 2, Ragsdale 2, Spencer 2, Albertson, K. Rasmussen. 2B - Lowry, S. Parker 2, Spencer. HR - Harding, Albertson (4).

Moscow 7-15

Sandpoint 6-12

MOSCOW - Jacey Lawson had two doubles among her four hits, and Kayanna Quigley, Melissa McGlashan and Maggie Kirscher each tallied four hits, but it wasn't enough as the Bulldogs lost both ends of a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader to the Bears.

Casey Bottomley was solid on the mound for Sandpoint (3-13, 0-8 4A IEL) in the first game, striking out six and going the distance. Breanna Buchmiller drove in two runs and Quigley scored twice, but Sandpoint wasn't able to hold a 6-5 lead in the seventh inning.

"Casey pitched a great game to keep us in it. She battled, and grew a lot today," Sandpoint coach Derek Dickinson said. "It was back and forth, and they had the last at-bat and that's what it came down to."

Lawson scored twice, McGlashan had two runs and two RBIs, and Kirscher hit a two-run double as the Bulldogs posted two five-run innings and finished with 16 hits in the nightcap, but Moscow (5-3 4A IEL) banged out 18 hits to win the wild shootout.

"It resembled a bit of a slowpitch score, with both teams going at it and swinging the bats," Dickinson said. "We were matching them run for run, and had a rally in the seventh inning and almost pulled it out."

Sandpoint hosts Priest River on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Sandpoint 002 004 0 - 6 8 1

Moscow 210 101 2 - 7 10 1

Casey Bottomley and Kayanna Quigley; Chandler and Maxey. W - Chandler. L - Bottomley.

HITS: Spt - Presser, Quigley, Kirscher 2, Hoerth, Buchmiller, Lawson, McGlashin. Mos - Bruce, Hicks 2, Gosse 2, Maxey, Chandler 2, Burnett, Papineau.

SECOND GAME

Sandpoint 205 500 1 - 12 16 5

Moscow 443 022 x - 15 18 2

Bottomley, Maggie Kircher (2) and Quigley; Chandler and Maxey. W - Chandler. L - Kirscher.

HITS: Spt - Presser, Quigley 3, Kirscher 2 (2B), Hoerth 2 (2B), Lawson 3 (2-2B's), Logan 1, McGlashan 3. Mos - Bruce 2, Hicks 3, Gosse 4, Maxey 3, Chandler 2, Adams 1, Baker 1, Burnett 2, Papineau 2. 2B - Kirscher, Lawson 2.

Priest River 13-12

St. Maries 12-2

PRIEST RIVER - Brittany Krampert went 6 for 8 at the plate on the day, including a walk-off single in the first game for the host Spartans, who swept an Intermountain League doubleheader from the Lumberjacks.

Priest River (10-4, 7-3 IML) won the second game after a five-hit, six-strikeout effort from Kelsey Bradbury.

Marlee Masterson drove in two runs and went 4 for 5 with two doubles in the first game for St. Maries (5-10, 4-5). Masterson went 2 for 2 in the second game.

"Priest River hits the ball well and did a good job of finding the gaps," St. Maries coach Todd Bitterman said. "But we battled back in the top of the seventh and scored four runs to tie the first game - which shows a lot of perseverance."

Jaylee Sines went 4 for 7 on the day for the Lumberjacks, who travel to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

Priest River travels to Sandpoint on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries 151 100 4 - 12 13 3

Priest River 012 063 1 - 13 15 3

No out when winning run scored.

Chelsea Grosvenor and Kaylin Thomas; Brittany Krampert and Ayonna Lentz. W - Krampert (6-4). L - Grosvenor (2-5).

HITS: SM - Grosvenor, Masterson 4, Sines 2, Cook 2, Stephenson 2, Thomas 2. PR - Reed, Krampert 4, Fink 3, Lentz 3, Doolittle 2, Bradbury 2. 2B - Masterson, Sines, Stephenson, Thomas, Reed, Krampert, Fink, Lentz, Bradbury. HR - Fink (3).

SECOND GAME

St. Maries 000 11 - 2 5 1

Priest River 442 2x - 12 12 0

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Katie Schaum, Jaylee Sines (4) and Taylor Cook; Kelsey Bradbury and Ayonna Lentz. W - Bradbury (4-0). L - Schaum (0-1).

HITS: SM - Cook, Masterson 2, Sines 2. PR - Reed, Deal 2, Krampert 2, Fink, Lentz 2, Bradbury, Nelson, Douglas 2. 2B - Deal, Krampert.

Kellogg 9-10

Bonners Ferry 4-5

KELLOGG — Tarah Ivie hit a solo home run in the first game and followed with a three-run shot in the second game for the Wildcats in an Intermountain League sweep of the Badgers at Kellogg Middle School.

Aleasha Barr had three RBIs, Sam Lish two in the first game for Kellogg.

In the second game, Ivie finished with five RBIs for Kellogg (4-11, 4-9 IML), which hosts Timberlake on Tuesday.

Jordan Porter had four hits on the day for Bonners Ferry (1-8, 1-10), which hosts St. Maries on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Bonners Ferry 010 300 0 — 4 10 2

Kellogg 320 400 x — 9 6 1

Jordan Porter and Caitlin Alexander; Raine Yergler and Arica Specht. W — Yergler (3-6). L — Porter.

HITS: BF — Alexander, Neumeyer, Porter 2, Bertling, Payne, Zielinski, Taggart, Hoisington 2. Kell — Barr 2, Durick, Ivie, Lish, Dulaney. 2B — Alexander, Porter, Bertling, Taggart, Durick. HR — Barr (2), Ivie (4).

SECOND GAME

Bonners Ferry 201 020 0 — 5 9 1

Kellogg 420 013 x — 10 12 0

Makenzie Carle and Kendra Neumeyer; Sam Lish and Arica Specht. W — Lish (1-5). L — Currie.

HITS: BF — Taggart 2, Porter 2, Bertling 2, Skeen, Payne, Alexander. Kell — Barr 2, Ivie 3, Lish 2, Specht 2, Madsen, Bublitz. 2B — Skeen, Barr, Ivie. HR — Ivie (5).